Senior External Manufacturing & Sourcing Specialist

Viatris; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Career progression

Job summary

McDermott Laboratories Limited, part of Viatris, is seeking an External Manufacturing OSD Senior Specialist to manage external suppliers and drive cost improvements.

You will collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and Legal, support negotiations and contract management, and provide market intelligence to inform sourcing decisions. A strong background in procurement and pharmaceutical operations is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management or external manufacturing operations.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage operational priorities independently and drive results across multiple workstreams.
• Experience working effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Business-level English communication skills.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industry experience is advantageous.
• Understanding of commercial contracts and supplier agreements.
• Experience using procurement and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with a defined portfolio of external manufacturing suppliers, including business reviews, cost improvement initiatives and supplier performance management.
• Support commercial negotiations with existing and potential suppliers to achieve competitive pricing while maintaining quality, service and continuity of supply.
• Assist with contract management processes, partnering with Legal and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with company policies and approval requirements.
• Provide market intelligence and benchmark pricing data to support sourcing decisions and negotiations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Legal, R&D, Regulatory and Business Development teams.
• Support procurement activities related to new product launches, transfers and supply network projects.
• Identify, escalation and help resolve supplier-related risks and operational issues.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and business case development to enable effective management decision making

Skills

Procurement & supplier mgmt

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Business English

Pharma/Healthcare experience

Contracts knowledge

SAP / ERP experience

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or related

Tools

SAP

Job description

McDermott Laboratories Limited, part of Viatris, is seeking an External Manufacturing OSD Senior Specialist to manage external suppliers and drive cost improvements.

You will collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and Legal, support negotiations and contract management, and provide market intelligence to inform sourcing decisions. A strong background in procurement and pharmaceutical operations is required.